Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Game of Thrones," including speculation of future events.
Fans of George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series have spent decades analyzing his storylines and trying to figure out the end game for the epic fantasy. Thanks to online communities like the "A Song of Ice and Fire" and "Game of Thrones" subreddits (/r/asoiaf and /r/gameofthrones), plus YouTubers and vociferous fans on Twitter, there are many solid fan theories out there.
We've rounded up one popular theory for each character to see if we can piece together how each storyline will come to its conclusion.
Keep reading to see where your favorite characters could wind up at the end of "Game of Thrones."
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Daenerys will die during the war for humanity as she battles the White Walkers.
Fans believe the visions Daenerys was shown in the House of the Undying on season two were prophetic. One of those visions was of her walking through a ruined and snowy version of the throne room in King's Landing. She reached for the throne and then decided instead to walk through a door. That door led to the Wall, where she walked through a blizzard and into a Dothraki tent. Khal Drogo and her unborn son were inside.
As various fans and Redditors have pointed out, this might have been a foreshadowing about her choosing to go north and fight the White Walkers instead of focusing on the Iron Throne — which is exactly what she did on the seventh season. But the tent, with her dead husband and son inside, could be symbolizing the doom she will meet in the Great War.
For more on this theory, read the popular breakdown of this theory Redditor Try_Another_No wrote on the /r/asoiaf subreddit earlier this year.
Jon will be the last Targaryen and live to rule over what's left of Westeros.
Daenerys' death would clear the way for the next fan theory cluster, which posits Jon Snow as the ruler over Westeros by the series' end. Finding one singular write up of this theory is tough, because it's more of a companion belief for people who think Daenerys is destined to die.
Jon Snow is most likely the prophesied hero Azor Ahai. If Daenerys dies, that will leave him as the rightful heir to the Iron Throne. Once the fight against the White Walkers is over, Jon ruling would make the most sense.
But the Iron Throne likely won't exist and the Seven Kingdoms will be broken.
Another common hypothesis is that King's Landing and the Iron Throne will no longer be the seat of power it once was by the time the Great War is over. Westeros is already a decimated country — the battle against the Night King will only wreak more havoc.
This means that the Seven Kingdoms will cease to exist as a grouped land over which a single person rules. Instead, it's more likely that Jon Snow (or whichever character is victorious) will break up the lands into smaller kingdoms once more.
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